iModeler Sci-fi

Science fiction, fantasy and mecha model building.

Flying Sub inbound!

Well it was a bit of a struggle, but mostly a lot of fun. It took 2 cans of Tamiya fine white primer and 2 cans of Tamiya Camel Yellow spray, so the paint cost about 1/2 what the kit cost! I am pretty happy with the overall result though [...]

VF-1J Valkyrie Hikaru Hichijo version(Hasegawa 1/48)

The iconic Japanese TV series Macross,...The kit, simply is excellent, detail enough good , nice union and fantastic decals, I gave to myself some freedoms in her, make the missiles AMM-1 completely scratch, mount them in base of the set [...]

Space Battleship Yamato 2199 (Bandai 1/500)

To saying truth is a very good model, but he does have several mistakes in the structure and many details are absent, many plastruct improvements in the superstructure, generic photoetch from gold medals models, flyhawk, rainbow and lion [...]

Review: Revell Imperial Shuttle Review & Build

Bandai 1/72 X-Wing

This is the first Bandai kit I have ever made, and first 1/72 kit in maybe 20 years. I ordered the Bandai kit off eBay and wasn't really expecting much. Was I wrong! - what a great little kit, heaps of really good detail and it fitted [...]

Star Wars Snow Speeder – Battle of Hoth

.This diorama using the AMT/ERTL Star Wars Snow speeder kit has been on my ‘to do’ list for years. I always wanted to build it crashed after being inspired while watching the movie The Empire Strikes Back many years ago as a kid. The [...]

Review: Revell AT-ACT review and build

Review: Revell U-Wing Review & Build

350th K’tinga battle cruiser.

I thought I would share my latest project. Its an all resin 350th Klingon K'tinga. The kit was a nightmare to assemble with poorly cast parts, no instructions, base or decals. It took many hours of correction and the addition of extra [...]

Polar Lights 1:350 Star Trek USS Enterprise

Recently Polar Lights changed the mold on the kit, and made the saucer (primary) hull smooth, eleminating the fine engraved lines. This one I have here was the first issue of the kit, the one that could be preordered (and then it was [...]